Massimo Claudio Comparini

Massimo Comparini has been Managing Director of Leonardo's Space Division since February 2025. Massimo Comparini has extensive experience and a long career in the space sector, from technology to services, as well as in the fields of Earth observation, the geospatial domain, space exploration and space connectivity. In 2024, he was appointed Managing Director of Leonardo's Space Business Unit and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Thales Alenia Space. From 2020 to 2024, he held the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Senior Executive Vice President for Observation, Exploration and Navigation at Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), as well as Chief Executive Officer of Thales Alenia Space Italia. In 2016, he was appointed Director of the Geo Information Business Line at Telespazio, Chief Executive Officer of eGeos, a company held by ASI (20%) and Telespazio (80%), an international leader in Earth Observation and Geospatial Information, and Chairman of GAF and EarthLab Luxembourg. In 2013, he was appointed CTO of Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%). He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering, remote sensing and radar systems from the Sapienza University of Rome and a degree in Strategy from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University (USA). He began his career in 1983 at the former Selenia Spazio (later Alenia Spazio), holding various managerial positions, including Chief Technical Officer (CTO). He is a member of the technical-scientific committee of the Centre for Advanced Studies, the author of over one hundred publications and articles in the fields of microwave technologies, space technologies and innovation management. He holds several academic chairs at the universities of Perugia, Bologna and LUISS and business schools. He has been awarded the title of Commendatore al merito della Repubblica Italiana